The Odisha state government, under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janta Party, has introduced a scheme to provide a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 to individuals who were detained during the Emergency period between 1975 and 1977. This pension will also cover medical expenses for eligible recipients who are still alive as of January 1, … Read more
Bapatla Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi showing the seized money, bank ATM cards and gadgets at a press conference on Thursday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAY KUMAR The Bapatla district police on Thursday cracked a cyber fraud of ₹74 lakh registered at Tsundur police station and arrested two persons from Rajasthan in connection with … Read more
NDRF and SDRF personnel during a rescue operation to save a 3-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in the Kotputli-Behror district, Rajasthan on December 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A three-year-old girl pulled out from a 170-foot deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district was declared dead on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) after one … Read more
A 7-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and raped while returning home from school after giving her half-yearly exam in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. According to the police, she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an unidentified man when she was walking home through a stretch of farmland located between the bus stop and her home. The … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma was addressing a farmers’ conference in Ajmer, organised as part of the BJP government’s first anniversary celebrations. | Photo Credit: X/@BhajanlalBjp Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday (December 13, 2024) said the State government was working for welfare of farmers and cattle rearers and assured them that … Read more
While both rabi and kharif crops are generally sown during the day, the supply of electricity between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. forces the farmers to stay awake the whole night | Photo Credit: PTI Power supply lines of 33 KV are being divided in Rajasthan, along with the construction of new 33 KV power … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a campaign in Jaipur, Rajasthan. File photo for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress has declared candidates for bypolls on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan. The list was released by the AICC late on Wednesday (October 23, 2024) night, according to which the party has fielded Amit Ola, … Read more
G. Jyothsna (55), wife of Bar Council member, Sunkara Rajendra Prasad, died and ten advocates suffered injuries in a road accident near Jaipur in the early hours on Tuesday (October 8, 2024). About 75 advocates of the Bezawada Bar Association (BBA) were on an education tour to Rajasthan from October 2 to 9. The mishap … Read more
Dark clouds hover over Statue Circle, in Jaipur. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Southwest monsoon has begun withdrawing from Rajasthan, a week later than its scheduled date. Though withdrawal has begun from West Rajasthan and Kachchh, the monsoon is expected to withdraw from Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat during the next 24 hours, according to … Read more
The Rajasthan government is exploring the scope for promoting coalbed methane and underground coal gasification with the lignite reserves available in the State to evolve a model of gas-based economy. The research and development in these spheres is expected to help in the identification and growth of additional sources of energy. The crude oil is … Read more